Sanskrit quote nr. 4897 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपत्कालोपयुक्तासु कलासु स्यात् कृतश्रमः ।
नृत्यवृत्तिर्विराटस्य किरीटी भवनेऽभवत् ॥āpatkālopayuktāsu kalāsu syāt kṛtaśramaḥ |
nṛtyavṛttirvirāṭasya kirīṭī bhavane'bhavat ||
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Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Apatkala (āpatkāla, आपत्काल): defined in 5 categories.
Upayukta (upayuktā, उपयुक्ता): defined in 5 categories.
Kala (kalā, कला): defined in 33 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Kritashrama (krtasrama, kṛtaśrama, कृतश्रम): defined in 2 categories.
Nrit (nrt, nṛt, नृत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nriti (nrti, nṛti, नृति): defined in 2 categories.
Nritya (nrtya, nṛtya, नृत्य): defined in 11 categories.
Avritti (avrtti, avṛtti, अवृत्ति): defined in 7 categories.
Virata (virāṭa, विराट): defined in 10 categories.
Kiriti (kirīṭī, किरीटी): defined in 9 categories.
Bhavana (भवन): defined in 27 categories.
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Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “āpatkālopayuktāsu kalāsu syāt kṛtaśramaḥ”
- āpatkālo -
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āpatkāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- upayuktāsu -
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upayuktā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- kalāsu -
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kalā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- kṛtaśramaḥ -
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kṛtaśrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nṛtyavṛttirvirāṭasya kirīṭī bhavane'bhavat”
- nṛtya -
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nṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nṛtya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nṛt -> nṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √nṛt]nṛt (noun, feminine)[locative single]√nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- avṛttir -
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avṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]avṛtti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- virāṭasya -
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virāṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- kirīṭī -
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kirīṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kirīṭin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavane' -
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bhavana (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- abhavat -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 4897 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.